The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík thats sure to keep you awake at night.

Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause.

When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps.

Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find shes walked over 40,000 steps in the night . . .

What is happening when shes asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why wont anyone believe her?

About the Author

Hildur Knútsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1984. She has lived in Spain, Germany, & Taiwan & studied literature & creative writing at The University of Iceland. She writes fiction both for adults & teenagers, as well as short fiction, plays, & screenplays. Hildur is known for her evocative fantastical fiction & spine-chilling horror. The Night Guest is her first book translated into English. She lives in Reykjavík with her husband, their two daughters, & a puppy called Uggi.